Infrared images show a range of markings on seven female mummies, raising questions about ancient Egyptian tattoo traditions.

A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible evidence” that inadequate prison conditions in which former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was held may have led “directly” to his death in June, and thousands of other detainees may be at “severe risk”.

Xbox creator Seamus Blackley baked a loaf of sourdough bread using yeast extracted from ancient Egyptian pottery

To many, ancient Egypt is synonymous with the pharaohs and pyramids of the Dynastic period starting about 3,100BC. Yet long before that, about 9,300-4,000BC, enigmatic Neolithic peoples flourished. Indeed, it was the lifestyles and cultural innovatio

Security forces are killing detainees and later claiming they died in clashes with police, family members and Western observers allege.

Tourists can now clamber down 79m tunnel of ancient structure built for King Sneferu

Former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh is being subjected to 'slow murder', just like Morsi, his son tells MEE

Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military in 2013, dies during trial, state TV says.

Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has recently announced its ambitious plan to plant 100 million olive trees by 2022 by offering many land plots to investors. Though Egypt is the world's second-largest exporter of table olives, the government is now fighting tooth and nail to boost the olive oil production, considering that Egypt is a major importer of olive oil.

Backlash against capital punishment in Egypt has reduced the number of executions but led security forces to increase their use of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.

An international, multi-institution research project has begun to untangle age-old questions surrounding the ancient empire’s enigmatic paintings.

Amr Waked said he was told he was sentenced to eight years of prison.

Egyptian authorities were eager to claim a connection to Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek after his best actor win at the Academy Awards last week. Egypt’s Immigration Ministry even tweeted a quote from Malek’s Oscar acceptance speech. But Malek’s full speech has not and could not be reported in Egyptian media.

For centuries, the pyramids of Giza have puzzled researchers - not just their mysterious voids and hidden chambers, but exactly how ancient Egyptians built such impressive structures without modern technology.

Amnesty International said the convictions were based on confessions extracted under torture

Egyptian authorities must halt the execution of nine men convicted after unfair trial

Three members of the Muslim Brotherhood were executed on Thursday morning, according to their families

Officials say chambers belonged to middle-class family who probably lived during Ptolemaic, early Roman or Byzantine period

Egyptian society simply doesn't recognize the reality of atheism, and often punishes anyone who declares it publicly.